Appellate maven Jon Eisenberg recently filed a complaint with the Commission on Judicial Performance, naming three judges sitt...

To follow up on last month’s column “Revelations,” this column centers on, not centers around, opinion writing.

Telling effective stories is hard; telling effective stories through the mouths of unwilling and generally uncooperative witne...

In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a vexing decision in Castle Rock v. Gonzales. There, the court found that a do...

California’s Unfair Competition Law and Consumers Legal Remedies Act remain the most litigated consumer protection statutes in...

In part two of this two-part series, we examine how the privilege against self-incrimination affects proceedings under the DVP...

We’ve all heard the phrase “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” But attempting to do so can backfire and cause more harm than go...

This story is set in the 1940s in California’s Orange County, then rural and agriculture-dependent. Owing to the era’s relativ...

We need a criminal justice system that’s prepared to serve as the caretaker of the community. We also need more domestic viole...

Forced by statute, anyone with a breach of contract claim that can be arguably insinuated as subject to the Talent Agencies Ac...

The company alleges that Rudy fraudulently deceived millions of people into believing that Dominion had stolen their votes and...

As artificial intelligence is infused into the practice of law, there are abundant worries in the legal profession that lawyer...

This is unfortunate because it fails to give proper recognition to the tremendous potential of design patents to add value to ...

At this stage, it is unclear whether the 2nd Circuit will change its ruling on remand. The Supreme Court’s decision may signal...

This two-part article explores the effects of such an invocation in the civil proceeding when a parallel criminal action exist...

Clients should also be told about the risks of litigation, including trial, mediation costs and the financial advantages and d...

Burdened with a growing backlog of cases, and courts that are unlikely to address these issues anytime soon, this article cons...

As a result of COVID-19, we all have experienced a state of seemingly unrelenting fear and panic, with family and health conce...

Reflections on my time on the Calabasas City Council, including two terms as mayor.

He’s one of the last Trump appointees confirmed by the Senate. Nerdy football player, a CV to die for, a sense of humor, and a...

Fortunately for lawyers trying either to make sense of the law or merely to properly represent their clients, Professor David ...

On Jan. 21, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the HIPAA privacy rul...

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, known as OEHHA, recently proposed amending certain regulation...

As California begins to emerge from the darkest pandemic months, it is a good time for trial lawyers to remember some of the t...

While a judge took issue with some of the new DA’s most controversial policies, others were left in place. Either way, it appe...

Dealing with severe nuisance properties presents unique challenges for cities, because typical code enforcement efforts of not...

Many private organizations, including those in which people are essentially required to join for business purposes, will likel...

For 2020 payments, the IRS developed a new form for reporting payments to independent contractors. The new form is IRS Form 10...

We cope with anxiety, stress, depression and other imbalances in our own ways, such as meditation, physical activity, hobbies,...

The varied interpretations of the leading case on the issue create three salient problems for practicing psychotherapists. Fir...